Soccer Preview: Loyola Academy vs. Niles West
The Loyola Academy Ramblers will venture away from home to challenge the Niles West Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Niles West took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Loyola Academy, who comes in off a win.
Loyola Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Payton College Prep. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Ramblers were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Niles West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 5-0 to Glenbrook North. While losing is never fun, Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Spartans are ranked 29th).
Loyola Academy's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10-3. As for Niles West, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-3.
Loyola Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Niles West when the teams last played back in October of 2017, sneaking past 2-1. Does Loyola Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Niles West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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